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  2. File:University Boat Race Thames map.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Course of Boat Race, using the landmarks contributed by User:TrulyBlue. All text converted to outlines/paths. The map is to show the general shape of the river and the relative location of the various landmarks. For clarity at lower resolution, this map exaggerates the navigable width of the river.

  3. The Boat Race - Wikipedia

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    From 1977 to 2014, the Women's Boat Race was usually held on a 2000-metre course as part of the Henley Boat Races. However, in 2013 the entire Henley Boat Races were moved to Dorney Lake due to rough water at Henley. [64] [65] In 2021, the race was held on the River Great Ouse from Ely, Cambridgeshire, along with the men's race. [66]

  4. List of The Boat Race results - Wikipedia

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    For the women's senior boat clubs race see "The Women's Boat Race". As of 2015 the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the Thames in south-west London. [3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast ...

  5. University Boat Race Stones - Wikipedia

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    The course, which is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m) from Putney to Mortlake [2] as measured along the centre of the river, is used for rowing races including the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Women's Boat Race, Lightweight Boat Races, Head of the River Race and other races. The finishing, western stone, is mirrored by a pyramid-topped post ...

  6. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

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    Fredericksburg – December 11–15, 1862; Failed attempt by General Ambrose Burnside to cross the Rappahannock and take the Confederate capital Richmond. Delayed arrival of the pontoons had given Robert E. Lee time to fortify the high ground, and the result was a one-sided massacre.

  7. Harvard–Yale Regatta - Wikipedia

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    The Harvard–Yale Regatta or Yale-Harvard Boat Race (often abbreviated The Race) is an annual rowing race between the men's heavyweight rowing crews of Harvard University and Yale University. First contested in 1852, it has been held annually since 1859 with exceptions during major wars fought by the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic .

  8. The Boat Race 2024 - Wikipedia

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    The Boat Race 2024 was a series of side-by-side rowing races in London which took place on 30 March 2024. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge , usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames , known as the Tideway, in south-west London.

  9. Head of the Schuylkill Regatta - Wikipedia

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    Schuylkill River from race start to finish at Boathouse Row. The HOSR was first held in 1874. [1] The regatta, as it exists now, was founded in 1971 by members of the University Barge Club, Joseph N. “J” Pattison IV and Olympic Rower, Lyman S.A. Perry.